Quote:Spacey said during his speech: "To my friends, for pointing out my worst qualities. I know you do it because you love me. And that's why I loved playing Lester, because we got to see all of his worst qualities and we still grew to love him.

"This movie to me is all about how any single act from any single person put out of context is damnable. But the joy of this movie is that it is real beauty. We found real beauty in this extraordinary script by Sam Mendes by Alan Ball. It feels like he wrote it though, doesn't it?"

He added: "I am very proud to be an actor, and I have tried very hard to protect my work; and I am stunned and a bit speechless."

Quote:Actor Kevin Spacey became the latest alleged sexual predator in Hollywood on Monday after he was publicly accused of attempting to sexually assault a 14-year-old boy. Not only is this not the first time Spacey has faced such allegations, but it calls his past into question, which includes his foundation that specifically works with children.

The Kevin Spacey Foundation is an organization of “mentors, advocates and educators” who work with hopeful emerging artists to “discover, fund and co-produce transatlantic musical, dance, theater and film projects,” according to its website, which features a photo of Spacey surrounded by eager children hoping to break into the entertainment industry.

“There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

Actor was accused of groping the anonymous masseur during a session in 2016

Kevin Spacey will not be charged with sexual assault after the man who accused him died unexpectedly.

The decision was announced by the LA County District Attorney’s office this week. The accuser was an anonymous masseur who claimed Spacey forced him to touch his genitals during a session at the Oscar-winner’s home in Malibu, California, in October 2016.

A spokesperson for the DA said: “The sexual assault allegations cannot be proven without participation of the victim. Thus, the case was declined.”

The man had also sued Spacey under the alias John Doe in a case that remains pending in federal court.

In July, a criminal case investigating allegations that Spacey groped an 18-year-old man at a bar in Nantucket in 2016 was dropped.

The previous year, LA prosecutors also declined to file charges against Spacey over an alleged incident in 1992, because it was beyond the statute of limitations.

Police in London are currently investigating allegations of sexual misconduct against Spacey, but there has been no recent update on the inquiry.